Armenian Justice Minister presents Azerbaijani gross violations of int’l humanitarian law to CoE Secretary General

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Justice of Armenia Karen Andreasyan met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burićin Italy, the ministry reports.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Justice Minister thanked the Council of Europe and the Secretary General, in particular, for the efforts aimed at stopping the armed clashes during and after the 2020 Artsakh War, eliminating the humanitarian consequences of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as returning the prisoners of war.

The minister presented to the CoE Secretary General the gross violations of international humanitarian law by Azerbaijan against the Armenian captives, Baku’s refusal to return the captives, as well as provided facts and eye witnesses about the torture, inhuman treatment carried out by the Azerbaijani armed forces against the POWs. The minister asked Marija Pejčinović Burićto continue applying all procedures within the Council of Europe for returning the Armenian captives from Azerbaijan.

Karen Andreasyan also introduced the priorities of the large-scale reforms in the justice sector.

On the sidelines of his visit in Italy, the Armenian Justice Minister also had meetings with his counterparts of the CoE member states.